Panasonic DMR-EX77, DMR-EX87 operating instructions Changing the unit’s settings, Sound, Dts, Mpeg

Changing the unit’s settings

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Refer to the control reference on page 64.

Tabs	Menus	Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)
Picture	Comb Filter	≥On: Pictures become clear and vivid. Normally, use this setting.
	Select the picture sharpness when recording.	≥Off: Select it when recording noisy pictures.
	The setting is fixed with “On” if you set “TV System” to “NTSC”
	(➡ 72).

Still Mode

Select the type of picture shown when you pause play (➡ 84, Frames and fields).

≥Automatic

≥Field: Select if jittering occurs when “Automatic” is selected. (The picture is coarser.)

≥Frame: Select if small text or fine patterns cannot be seen clearly when “Automatic” is selected. (The picture is clearer and finer.)

Seamless Play

Select the play mode between playlist chapter segments and partially deleted titles.

≥On: The chapters in playlists are played seamlessly. This does not work when there are several audio types included on the playlist and when using Quick View (Play x1.3). Additionally, the positioning of chapter segments may change slightly.

≥Off: The points where chapters in playlists change are played accurately, but the picture may freeze for a moment.

Sound	Dynamic Range Compression [DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)				≥On
	Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.				≥Off
	Bilingual Audio Selection				≥M 1
	(Analogue broadcast only)				≥M 2
	Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type				You cannot select the audio on this unit when recording from an
	when:				external source, such as when copying from a video cassette
	–Recording or copying to a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-				recorder (except from DV equipment connected to this unit’s DV
	Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW.				input terminal). Select the audio on the other equipment.
	–“Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “On”.				When recording from the unit’s DV terminal, select the type of
	–Recording or copying sound in LPCM (➡ below, “Audio Mode				audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input” (➡ below).
	for XP Recording”).
	Digital Audio Output
	Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➡ 16).
	≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.
		PCM Down Conversion			≥On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz. (Choose
		Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96			when the connected equipment cannot process signals
		kHz or 88.2 kHz.			with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
		≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the			≥Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. (Choose when
			settings across if the signals have a sampling frequency of		the connected equipment can process signals with a
			over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy protection.		sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
		Dolby Digital		Select how to output the signal.	≥Bitstream:When connecting to equipment displaying the Dolby
				Select “Bitstream” if the connected	Digital logo.
				equipment decodes the signal.	≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the Dolby
				Select “PCM” if this unit decodes	Digital logo.
				the signal and outputs it as 2
		DTS			≥Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTS
				channels.
					logo.
				[Note]	≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the DTS
				Not making the proper settings may	logo.
				result in noise or some trouble for
				digital recording.
		MPEG			≥Bitstream: When connected to equipment with a built-in
					MPEG decoder.
					≥PCM: When connected to equipment without a built-in MPEG
					decoder.

Audio Mode for XP Recording

Choose the audio type when recording or copying with XP mode.

≥Dolby Digital (➡ 84)

≥LPCM (➡ 85)

–The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be lower than that of normal XP mode recordings.

–The audio recording becomes Dolby Digital even if you selected LPCM when using a recording mode other than XP. –When recording a bilingual broadcast, select the type of audio in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡ above).

Audio Mode for DV Input

You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s

DV input terminal (➡ 58).

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≥Stereo 1: Records audio (L1, R1).

≥Stereo 2: Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2) subsequent to original recording.

≥Mix: Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.

When recording bilingual broadcast, select the type of audio in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡ above).

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